Cushion shoe-heel



1. LMONNEU lAND H. s. BL'YNT. CUSHION SHOE HEEL.

APPLICAUON FILED FEB. 18,v 1919.

1,380,82 Patented Jun@ 7, 1921.

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SH01/mug STATES PATENT JAMES I. lLVIOJTN'ETT.' AND HERBERT S# BLYN'II, OF YALE, OKLAHOMA.

CUSHION suon-HEEL.

Lesesaa- Y To all whom t may concern.' 1 y v Be it known that we, JAMES I.--MONNETT and I-IERBERT S. BLYNT, citizens ofthe United States' of America, residing at Yale, in-the county of P'ayneand State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cushion Shoe-Heels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cushion shoe heels and has particular reference to that type of cushion heel provided with anti-slipping means.

The primary objects of this invention are to provide a rubber heel so constructed as to give increased wear, a cushion effect and a non-slipping effect.

With the above general objects in view and others that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists n the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several vlews,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the heel portion of a shoe partly broken away and illustrating the present invention in operative position,

Fig. 2 is a bottom shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the metallic plate and thimbles forming part of they invention,

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the cushion plate or lift forming the heel proper, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the plugs.

In carrying out the objects of this invention, we provide a plate or lift 5 of elastic material such as rubber or rubber composition having a plurality of transverse openings therethrough as at 6 whichY are surrounded at the wearing face of the lift by annular beads or ribs 7. It will be understood that the lift 5 is shaped in accordance with the usual form of a shoe heel and the upper face of the same is provided with a recess as at 8 of a form to snugly receive the metallic plate 9 preferably of the general form of the lift 5 and of slightly smaller dimensions than the latter. The plate 9 may be made out of any suitable metal such as brass, copper, steel or aluminum and may plan view of the device .Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 7, 1921.

*Appncafin filed February 1s, 1919. serialvv No. 277,852.

be formed by stamping, casting .or the like. Rigid with' and extending from one face of the-plate 9 are a plurality of tubularstuds or thimbles 10 so arranged upon the plate'9 asjt'o `enter the opening's'4 of the lift 5 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 to extend to a point adjacent the wearing' surface of said lift. The thimbles 10 are made of such diameter as to require the same to be forced into the openings 6 and thereby insure against separation of the; members 5 and 9.

The plate 9 is placed in the recess 8 so as to obscure said plate from view when attached to a shoe and thus give the latter a neat appearance. In order to attach the present heel to a shoe, the plate 9 is provided with suitable perforations preferably centrally of the thimbles 10 as at 11 adapted to receive fasteners such as screws 12 which are turned into the leather heel lift 13 of the shoe A, thus securely fastening the cushion heel in place.

In order to enhance the anti-slipping, wearing and cushion qualities of the present heel, suitable rubber or cork plugs 14 are provided substantially of the same length as the thimbles 10 and of a diameter to insure retention of the same in the thimbles by friction when so disposed. The plugs 14 are, of course, placed in the thimbles 10 after the lift 5 and plate 9 have been assembled and fastened to the shoe by means of screws 12 and it is obvious that said plugs can be renewed from time to time as made necessary by damage or wear. It is obvious that these plugs may be made out of not only; cork or rubber but also felt, fiber, aluminum or leather, and when the same are inserted in the thimbles, the heel is made moisture proof or substantially so by preventing moisture from passing througlnthe perforations which receive the screws 12.

It willbe seen that the circular free ends or edges of the thimbles 10 form rings of contact with the ground whereby a nonslipping effect is had by a means which increase the wearing quality of the heel although allowing asufficient cushion effect by reason of the ribs 7 and the rubber or other elastic lift 5 together with plugs 14.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art and while the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to Fics. i

be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the form7 combi` nation and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim as new is A cushion heel, comprising a resilient lift having transverse openings therethrough and a recess in the upper face thereof, a flat plate of slightly smaller dimensions than the lift and snugly ttting in said recess, a

, plurality of cylindrical metallic thimbles rigid with said plate and extending through said openings in rctional Contact with the walls of the latter, resilient plugs in said thimbles and extending slightlybeyond the free ends of the latter, and screws extending through the plate centrally of the thimbles to secure the heel to the heel portion of a shoe,v said screws being independent of the plugs whereby the plugs may be removed and inserted without removal of the heel asawhole. e y

In testimony whereof we aHiX our 'signatures. e

f JAMES I. MONNETT. HERBERT S. BLYNT. 

